Rafael Borja - El Pan de Madame Montpensier (París, 1590)
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Rafael Borja’s El Pan de Madame Montpensier (Paris, 1590) is an original edition acrylic on 100% linen with a satin varnish, 135 x 45 cm, 5 kg, produced in 2026 in Spain, mounted on a wooden frame and ready to hang, hand-signed by the artist with a COA included, in excellent condition and multicolour, depicting a historical scene.
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Lot Description
Artist: Rafael Borja
Title of the work: The Bread of Madame Montpensier
Medium: Professional acrylic and satin varnish on 100% linen canvas
Support: Mounted on wooden stretcher (ready to hang)
Dimensions: 135 x 45 x 3 cm
Signature: Hand-signed by the author (Rafael Borja) on the back.
Condition: Excellent condition, original work directly from the artist's workshop.
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Included and signed by the artist.
Artistic and Historical Description:
The Bread of Madame Montpensier is a staggering, detailed historical-narrative interpretation focused on one of the darkest moments of the French Wars of Religion: the dramatic Siege of Paris in 1590.
The composition painfully juxtaposes aristocratic opulence and coldness against the despair of the hungry population. On the left, the Duchess of Montpensier observes the scene with impassivity, flanked by a real, intact loaf of bread. In the center and right, desperate figures grind human bones brought from the Cemetery of the Holy Innocents to produce the tragic mass historically known as the “Bread of Madame de Montpensier.”
Created with a refined technique of acrylic on 100% linen and finished with a protective varnish, the work stands out for a masterful use of chiaroscuro inspired by Baroque art, where dramatic light shapes the anatomy, the expressions of despair, and period costumes. An exceptional panoramic format of 135 x 45 cm that adds a cinematic theatricality to the painting.
Lot Description
Artist: Rafael Borja
Title of the work: The Bread of Madame Montpensier
Medium: Professional acrylic and satin varnish on 100% linen canvas
Support: Mounted on wooden stretcher (ready to hang)
Dimensions: 135 x 45 x 3 cm
Signature: Hand-signed by the author (Rafael Borja) on the back.
Condition: Excellent condition, original work directly from the artist's workshop.
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Included and signed by the artist.
Artistic and Historical Description:
The Bread of Madame Montpensier is a staggering, detailed historical-narrative interpretation focused on one of the darkest moments of the French Wars of Religion: the dramatic Siege of Paris in 1590.
The composition painfully juxtaposes aristocratic opulence and coldness against the despair of the hungry population. On the left, the Duchess of Montpensier observes the scene with impassivity, flanked by a real, intact loaf of bread. In the center and right, desperate figures grind human bones brought from the Cemetery of the Holy Innocents to produce the tragic mass historically known as the “Bread of Madame de Montpensier.”
Created with a refined technique of acrylic on 100% linen and finished with a protective varnish, the work stands out for a masterful use of chiaroscuro inspired by Baroque art, where dramatic light shapes the anatomy, the expressions of despair, and period costumes. An exceptional panoramic format of 135 x 45 cm that adds a cinematic theatricality to the painting.
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Edition
Original
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Artist
Rafael Borja
Technique
Acrylic painting
Title of artwork
El Pan de Madame Montpensier (París, 1590)
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Spain
Year
2026
Colour
Multicolour
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
45 cm
Width
135 cm
Weight
5 kg
Depiction/theme
Historical scene
Style
Baroque
Period
2020+
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